"Mastodon" meaning in All languages combined

See Mastodon on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈmæs.tə.dɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmæs.tə.dɑn/ [General-American], /-dən/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -æstədɒn, -æstədən Etymology: See mastodon. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mastodon
  1. (social media) A decentralized microblogging platform, part of the Fediverse. Derived forms: John Mastodon, Masto, mastocel, Mastodonian, -stodon Related terms: toot Translations (decentralized online microblogging platform): ማስቶዶን (mastodon) (Amharic), مَاسْتُودُون (māstūdūn) (Arabic), 長毛象 /长毛象 (chángmáoxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 萬象 /万象 (wànxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 毛象 (máoxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), Mastodon (Dutch), Mastodon (French), Mastodon [neuter] (German), μαστόδοντας (mastódontas) (Greek), מסטודון (Hebrew), マストドン (Masutodon) (Japanese), 마스토돈 (Maseutodon) (Korean), มาสโตดอน (Thai)
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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmæs.tə.dɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmæs.tə.dɑn/ [General-American], /-dən/ [General-American] Forms: Mastodons [plural]
Rhymes: -æstədɒn, -æstədən Etymology: See mastodon. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mastodon (plural Mastodons)
  1. A nickname for both the 4-8-0 and (though erroneously) the 4-10-0 train configurations.
    Sense id: en-Mastodon-en-noun-yGtxfjsy Categories (other): Rail transportation Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 10 90

Proper name [French]

IPA: /mastɔdɔn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Mastodon.wav [France, Vosges]
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun}} Mastodon ?
  1. (social media) Mastodon Synonyms: Masto

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈmastodɔn/ Audio: De-Mastodon.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s,Mastodonten}} Mastodon n (strong, genitive Mastodons, plural Mastodonten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s,Mastodonten}} Forms: Mastodons [genitive], Mastodonten [plural], strong [table-tags], Mastodon [nominative, singular], Mastodonten [definite, nominative, plural], Mastodons [genitive, singular], Mastodonten [definite, genitive, plural], Mastodon [dative, singular], Mastodonten [dative, definite, plural], Mastodon [accusative, singular], Mastodonten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. mastodon (Mammut) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Mastodon-de-noun-fffF-AgT Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: Coined by French naturalist Georges Cuvier, from masto- (“breast”) + -odon, due to the mammilloid (nipple-like) projections on the crowns of the extinct mammal's molars. Etymology templates: {{af|mul|masto-|-odon|t1=breast}} masto- (“breast”) + -odon Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Mastodon|nogendercat=1}} Mastodon m
  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Mammutidae – mastodon, a type of mammoth; replaced by Mammut. Wikipedia link: Georges Cuvier Tags: archaic, masculine

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